The Bourbon Thread

[Robert M yers]

Craig, I can pick up and send you a bottle or two at cost if your having trouble sourcing.

[Craig G]

Craig, I can pick up and send you a bottle or two at cost if your having trouble sourcing.

That’s very kind, but I think I need to reduce the number of bottles sitting on the floor around the bar cart, or I won’t be around to post here! I do have two bottles of Weller saved from the olden days.

[Christos M.]

Picked up a Weller Antique 107 at MSRP this morning. Was hoping for a 12 year too but missed out. Thought about the Booker's Boston Batch but I'm still on the hunt for a bottle of Country Ham.

[H. N o w b a r]

I picked up a couple of bottle of the Weller Special Reserve and have already put it a dent in the first bottle.

Has anyone tried the recently released Shenk's, Bombergers or Jack Daniel's Heritage?

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[SamHoyt]

Hello! I am searching for W.L. Weller 12 year and/or CYPB to purchase for my wedding anniversary, and I thought I would reach out here to see if anyone is interested in selling? Thank you!

[Adam Noble]

I picked up a couple of bottle of the Weller Special Reserve and have already put it a dent in the first bottle.

Has anyone tried the recently released Shenk's, Bombergers or Jack Daniel's Heritage?

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I haven’t yet but I did pick up a Shenks and Bombergers so I hope to sometime soon. Assuming they are as good as the 2019 versions, they are very nice indeed. I’m a fan of all the Michters I’ve tried. If only I had managed to score a toasted barrel rye this year.

[Andrew Kotowski]

Hello! I am searching for W.L. Weller 12 year and/or CYPB to purchase for my wedding anniversary, and I thought I would reach out here to see if anyone is interested in selling? Thank you!

Already sounds better than my rationale (aspiring alcoholic), so best of luck!

These guys sell it locally (Seattle-ish), but you will pay a premium for it -> https://www.facebook.com/Issaquahliquor/

[H. N o w b a r]

I picked up a couple of bottle of the Weller Special Reserve and have already put it a dent in the first bottle.

Has anyone tried the recently released Shenk's, Bombergers or Jack Daniel's Heritage?

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I haven’t yet but I did pick up a Shenks and Bombergers so I hope to sometime soon. Assuming they are as good as the 2019 versions, they are very nice indeed. I’m a fan of all the Michters I’ve tried. If only I had managed to score a toasted barrel rye this year.

Thanks Adam. I picked up a bottle of each. Looking forward to tasting them!

[H. N o w b a r]

Hello! I am searching for W.L. Weller 12 year and/or CYPB to purchase for my wedding anniversary, and I thought I would reach out here to see if anyone is interested in selling? Thank you!

Already sounds better than my rationale (aspiring alcoholic), so best of luck!

These guys sell it locally (Seattle-ish), but you will pay a premium for it -> https://www.facebook.com/Issaquahliquor/

What Andrew said. Also consider posting your request in the commerce corner. You may find some sellers in your area (if that is not Seattle). Btw, I like seeing all the Seattle area folks active in the spirits forum!

[Mike Maguire]

Has anybody tried the Makers mark wood finishing series bourbon?I picked up the French stave one yesterday.

[Adam Noble]

I haven’t but a friend whose palate I trust said this week, “Very caramel. Popcorn. Toasted elements as well.” And if you find it at Costco it’s around $62.

[Mike Maguire]

I haven’t but a friend whose palate I trust said this week, “Very caramel. Popcorn. Toasted elements as well.” And if you find it at Costco it’s around $62.

That’s where I found it Adam

[Adam Noble]

I’m only a little regretting not getting one myself. I still have an unopened RC6 wood finishing bottle from last year. And I whole lot of unopened bottles of other stuff.

[Mike Maguire]

They had a case of it in Gig Harbor, I’ll pop it TOnight and report back

[Adam Noble]

They had it at SoDo Tues night and I didn’t get any. I’m going to pass and be at peace with the decision.

[Mike Maguire]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

[Kris Patten]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

[Andrew K.]

How long until this October Pappy/BTAC release?

[Adam Noble]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

And we should start seeing cases of ETL at Costco for $40 when, exactly?

[Mike Maguire]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

How does this 4R small batch stack up to last years Kris?Last years was excellent

[Kelly Walker]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

How does this 4R small batch stack up to last years Kris?Last years was excellent

I prefer the single barrel. Much higher rye in the mash bill.

[Kris Patten]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

How does this 4R small batch stack up to last years Kris?Last years was excellent

As Kelly says it's a stylistic preference. SBS has more depth and fruit notes for me, it's just richer at 104pf, than Single Barrel which makes for a better neat, rocks or Manhattan for me. I like Single in cocktails like the Old Fashioned due to spice. If you're asking about the regular Small Batch, not the Select, unless you are looking for a wheater or Rye, it offers one of the better values for those who might normally pay the same-ish for Maker's, Knob Creek, Elijah Craig, etc.....

I haven't grabbed the SBS Limited Edition yet, since WA only got 144 bottles.

Take it for what it's worth since we sell it and I've sold a lot of Bourbons, but 4R seems to deliver a strong QPR up the range for what you pay.

[Kris Patten]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

And we should start seeing cases of ETL at Costco for $40 when, exactly?

ETL has been so hard to find the last 2 years, I haven't even looked at pricing. I'll update this today when I get in. Good question. Same with RHF, there just isn't any in the market. $27 wholesale.

[Kris Patten]

How long until this October Pappy/BTAC release?

Freight and trucking around the US is a nightmare right now, add in a shortage of trailers and it's a mess. I expect WA won't land til November. Most East Coast and Midwest should be in house now.

Fingers crossed.

[Adam Noble]

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

And we should start seeing cases of ETL at Costco for $40 when, exactly?

ETL has been so hard to find the last 2 years, I haven't even looked at pricing. I'll update this today when I get in. Good question. Same with RHF, there just isn't any in the market.

I heard some WA BevMos had some this week, if FB can be trusted.

[Nick Gangas]

How long until this October Pappy/BTAC release?

Freight and trucking around the US is a nightmare right now, add in a shortage of trailers and it's a mess. I expect WA won't land til November. Most East Coast and Midwest should be in house now.

Fingers crossed.

Not landed in IL as of this week.

[Kelly Walker]

Picked up a bottle of the Belle Meade Olorosso Sherry Cask. Only 91 proof but man that is a smooth and long tipple. The sherry cask really imparts deep and dark flavor. I hear people use the descriptor 'treacle' and that is exactly what this has on the palate. Glad I gave this a go.

[Brandon R]

For the Seattle crew - get ‘em while they’re here at $44.99. Pine Lake QFC.

I only managed to get one of these and opened it last night. Good stuff, and far better than that "Small Batch" bottle I had a few months back (it was either small batch, or something akin to that...)

[Mike Maguire]

Sipping some now, a bit hot and definitely taste the wood.Time will tell but as of now prefer the cask strength Makers by a mile.I will follow this thru the evening and report back . For now no bueno for $60.

You should start seeing some 4R Small Batch Select for about the same price at Costco.

$73 out the door at Costco, I picked up one to compare to last years release.

[Jud Reis]

Picked up a bottle of the Belle Meade Olorosso Sherry Cask. Only 91 proof but man that is a smooth and long tipple. The sherry cask really imparts deep and dark flavor. I hear people use the descriptor 'treacle' and that is exactly what this has on the palate. Glad I gave this a go.

I like a lot of the Belle Meade Whiskeys - try the Cognac cask, my favorite of the ones I have tried.

[NickRut]

Does anyone have Old Carter Whiskey available around them? I am having the toughest time getting a bottle or two.

[RDHudak]

Does anyone have Old Carter Whiskey available around them? I am having the toughest time getting a bottle or two.

Agreed. I'm looking for Batch 5

[Mike Maguire]

Picked up an EH Taylor BIB 18yr today at a local grocery store, talk about random

[Andrew Kotowski]

Picked up an EH Taylor BIB 18yr today at a local grocery store, talk about random

I went in for a head of lettuce and some sour cream...

[Mike Maguire]

I like the small batch, never had the dram.Good thing I have my own secret cc, honey a head of lettuce 2 bills later

[Andrew Kotowski]

I like the small batch, never had the dram.Good thing I have my own secret cc, honey a head of lettuce 2 bills later

LOL!!! My wife was waiting in the car for me... I left 3 more bottles of the Dram on the shelf. I think that was a remarkable show of constraint!

[Adam Noble]

Picked up an EH Taylor BIB 18yr today at a local grocery store, talk about random

Whoa. That is quite a score.

[Mike Maguire]

Picked up an EH Taylor BIB 18yr today at a local grocery store, talk about random

Whoa. That is quite a score.

I couldn’t believe it Adam , sitting there all by itself, $250 out the door

[Mike Maguire]

I like the small batch, never had the dram.Good thing I have my own secret cc, honey a head of lettuce 2 bills later

LOL!!! My wife was waiting in the car for me... I left 3 more bottles of the Dram on the shelf. I think that was a remarkable show of constraint!

I agree

[Ed Steinway]

Question for the group.....I must confess that I have not bought Eagle Rare 10 year in several years, but now I am down to my last bottle. Russell's 10 year has been easier to find here, so I have been buying those more. I noticed the old labels have the 10 year designation around the neck as well as "Single Barrel" listed, and the current bottles do not. Any difference in quality? Thanks in advance.

Ed

[James Lyon]

Question for the group.....I must confess that I have not bought Eagle Rare 10 year in several years, but now I am down to my last bottle. Russell's 10 year has been easier to find here, so I have been buying those more. I noticed the old labels have the 10 year designation around the neck as well as "Single Barrel" listed, and the current bottles do not. Any difference in quality? Thanks in advance.

Ed

The 10 year designation was moved to the back label of Eagle Rare a few years ago. Also, BT removed the single barrel designation because they went to an automated bottling system and they could no longer guarantee every bottle of Eagle Rare was single barrel. One would assume that it's still single barrel minus the last bottle from the barrel that gets topped by the next barrel.

I cannot speculate on the difference in quality between the two labels. For $30-40 it's still widely available in most areas, so that's a positive thought.

James

[James Lyon]

Picked up an EH Taylor BIB 18yr today at a local grocery store, talk about random

I went in for a head of lettuce and some sour cream...

Congrats fellas. Excellent bottles and it's difficult to find the Taylors Small Batch these days. And thanks for the reminder to start looking for the MND. I enjoy the MND on a cold winters day, so I like to source a few bottles every year. Although the recent acts are a little behind the earlier acts.


James

[Andrew Kotowski]

Nice call on the “10 years” label, James. I just looked on one of mine...

[J. Singleton]

Speaking of the High West MWND, if anyone out there has available access to it at release pricing, I’d love to connect and see about buying or trading. I know. I should put in Commerce Corner.

[Ed Steinway]

Thanks for the info on the Eagle 10, James and Andrew. Time to buy another bottle for the rotation!

Ed

[Adam Noble]

Sipping some Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Bourbon tonight. The nose is hot and grassy/oaky, and the palate is cinnamon and cloves, a touch of wood smoke. Because it’s 129.4 proof, I decided to add a rock and it toned down the nose which added a citrus element and the heat on the palate give way some. I don’t love it. And it cost to much for me to seek it out again. I’ll try it in a cocktail sometime in the future. The OF1920 is much nicer bottle.

[J. Singleton]

Sipping some Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Bourbon tonight. The nose is hot and grassy/oaky, and the palate is cinnamon and cloves, a touch of wood smoke. Because it’s 129.4 proof, I decided to add a rock and it toned down the nose which added a citrus element and the heat on the palate give way some. I don’t love it. And it cost to much for me to seek it out again. I’ll try it in a cocktail sometime in the future. The OF1920 is much nicer bottle.

I agree. I found the it to be very drying on the fine. Like the oak just sucked all moisture from my mouth. After having it open for about two months I’ll say it’s toned down a little, but I was disappointed. My favorite OF I have now is the “1915” blend. Worthwhile to try if you have 1910 and 1920 laying around.

[Kris Patten]

Sipping some Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Bourbon tonight. The nose is hot and grassy/oaky, and the palate is cinnamon and cloves, a touch of wood smoke. Because it’s 129.4 proof, I decided to add a rock and it toned down the nose which added a citrus element and the heat on the palate give way some. I don’t love it. And it cost to much for me to seek it out again. I’ll try it in a cocktail sometime in the future. The OF1920 is much nicer bottle.

I agree. I found the it to be very drying on the fine. Like the oak just sucked all moisture from my mouth. After having it open for about two months I’ll say it’s toned down a little, but I was disappointed. My favorite OF I have now is the “1915” blend. Worthwhile to try if you have 1910 and 1920 laying around.

Wouldn't that be OF 3830?

[Adam Noble]

Sipping some Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Bourbon tonight. The nose is hot and grassy/oaky, and the palate is cinnamon and cloves, a touch of wood smoke. Because it’s 129.4 proof, I decided to add a rock and it toned down the nose which added a citrus element and the heat on the palate give way some. I don’t love it. And it cost to much for me to seek it out again. I’ll try it in a cocktail sometime in the future. The OF1920 is much nicer bottle.

I agree. I found the it to be very drying on the fine. Like the oak just sucked all moisture from my mouth. After having it open for about two months I’ll say it’s toned down a little, but I was disappointed. My favorite OF I have now is the “1915” blend. Worthwhile to try if you have 1910 and 1920 laying around.

Wouldn't that be OF 3830?

And if it were Kosher it would be OF 5781

[Craig G]

It was my understanding there would be no math.